Words With OU In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter OU is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of OU in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how OU in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
4 letter words
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your | 7 | - | - |
four | 7 | being one more than three | - |
hour | 7 | clock time | the hour is getting late |
soul | 4 | the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | - |
loud | 5 | with relatively high volume | the band played loudly |
soup | 6 | an unfortunate situation | we're in the soup now |
tour | 4 | a period of time spent in military service | - |
pour | 6 | pour out | - |
foul | 7 | become or cause to become obstructed | - |
bout | 6 | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | - |
sour | 4 | inaccurate in pitch | a false (or sour) note |
coup | 8 | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | - |
yous | 7 | - | - |
tout | 4 | one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) | - |
noun | 4 | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | - |
pout | 6 | a disdainful grimace | - |
lout | 4 | an awkward stupid person | - |
jour | 11 | - | - |
nous | 4 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
gout | 5 | a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints | - |
rout | 4 | defeat disastrously | - |
roux | 11 | a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces | - |
loup | 6 | - | - |
dour | 5 | harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance | a dour, self-sacrificing life |
pouf | 9 | offensive term for a homosexual man | - |
souk | 8 | an open-air market in an Arabian city | - |
roue | 4 | a dissolute man in fashionable society | - |
doux | 12 | - | - |
pouk | 10 | - | - |
nout | 4 | - | - |
noup | 6 | - | - |
noul | 4 | - | - |
soum | 6 | - | - |
sout | 4 | - | - |
sous | 4 | - | - |
roup | 6 | - | - |
roum | 6 | - | - |
roul | 4 | - | - |
toun | 4 | - | - |
touk | 8 | - | - |
zouk | 17 | - | - |
youk | 11 | - | - |
boun | 6 | - | - |
bouk | 10 | - | - |
douc | 7 | - | - |
douk | 9 | - | - |
doum | 7 | - | - |
dout | 5 | - | - |
doup | 7 | - | - |
doun | 5 | - | - |
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5 letter words
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about | 7 | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | wandering about with no place to go |
would | 9 | - | - |
could | 8 | - | - |
house | 8 | provide housing for | The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town |
found | 9 | use as a basis for; found on | - |
young | 9 | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | young corn |
yours | 8 | - | - |
hours | 8 | an indefinite period of time | they talked for hours |
touch | 10 | a distinguishing style | this room needs a woman's touch |
sound | 6 | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | - |
mouth | 10 | express in speech | - |
round | 6 | a regular route for a sentry or policeman | - |
group | 8 | a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse | - |
count | 7 | put into a group | The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members |
court | 7 | Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | - |
tough | 9 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
proud | 8 | having or displaying great dignity or nobility | proud alpine peaks |
south | 8 | the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | - |
doubt | 8 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | - |
rough | 9 | unpleasantly stern | the nomad life is rough and hazardous |
youth | 11 | an early period of development | during the youth of the project |
wound | 9 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
shout | 8 | utter a sudden loud cry | - |
louis | 5 | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) | - |
route | 5 | an established line of travel or access | - |
mouse | 7 | to go stealthily or furtively | - |
bound | 8 | form the boundary of; be contiguous to | - |
couch | 12 | formulate in a particular style or language | - |
cloud | 8 | make overcast or cloudy | - |
lousy | 8 | vile; despicable | a dirty (or lousy) trick |
pound | 8 | move heavily or clumsily | - |
mount | 7 | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | - |
dough | 10 | informal terms for money | - |
scout | 7 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
cough | 11 | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | - |
louie | 5 | - | - |
flour | 8 | convert grain into flour | - |
mourn | 7 | feel sadness | She is mourning her dead child |
hound | 9 | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | - |
trout | 5 | any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons | - |
youse | 8 | - | - |
tours | 5 | an industrial city in western France on the Loire River | - |
aloud | 6 | with relatively high volume | cried aloud for help |
rouge | 6 | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks | - |
amour | 7 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | - |
vouch | 13 | give surety or assume responsibility | I vouch for the quality of my products |
mound | 8 | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | they have a southpaw on the mound |
pouch | 12 | swell or protrude outwards | - |
snout | 5 | beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | - |
gourd | 7 | any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds | - |
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6 letter words
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should | 10 | - | - |
around | 7 | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | news gets around (or about) |
enough | 10 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | enough is as good as a feast |
course | 8 | general line of orientation | the river takes a southern course |
though | 13 | - | - |
couple | 10 | link together | can we couple these proposals? |
bought | 12 | - | - |
ground | 8 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | - |
double | 9 | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | - |
famous | 11 | widely known and esteemed | a famous actor |
cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
amount | 8 | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | - |
fought | 13 | - | - |
source | 8 | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to | he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
houses | 9 | - | - |
fourth | 12 | in the fourth place | fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month |
honour | 9 | the state of being honored | - |
favour | 12 | an act of gracious kindness | - |
county | 11 | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | the county has a population of 12,345 people |
clouds | 9 | - | - |
colour | 8 | any material used for its color | - |
mouths | 11 | - | - |
bounce | 10 | move up and down repeatedly | - |
loudly | 10 | in manner that attracts attention | - |
sought | 10 | being searched for | the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum |
lounge | 7 | an upholstered seat for more than one person | - |
labour | 8 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | - |
blouse | 8 | a top worn by women | - |
humour | 11 | the quality of being funny | - |
bounty | 11 | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | - |
bourne | 8 | an archaic term for a goal or destination | - |
douche | 12 | a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas | - |
detour | 7 | a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) | - |
armour | 8 | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant | - |
devour | 10 | eat greedily | he devoured three sandwiches |
touchy | 14 | difficult to handle; requiring great tact | a touchy subject |
cloudy | 12 | lacking definite form or limits | gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion |
bounds | 9 | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | - |
troupe | 8 | organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | - |
spouse | 8 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
rumour | 8 | tell or spread rumors | - |
layout | 9 | a plan or design of something that is laid out | - |
coupon | 10 | a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed | - |
joyous | 16 | full of or characterized by joy | felt a joyous abandon |
cougar | 9 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
youths | 12 | - | - |
tumour | 8 | an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | - |
mousse | 8 | toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling | - |
louvre | 9 | one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain | - |
moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
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7 letter words
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thought | 14 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
through | 14 | having finished or arrived at completion | after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up |
without | 13 | Unless; except; -- introducing a clause. | - |
country | 12 | the territory occupied by a nation | - |
brought | 13 | - | - |
trouble | 9 | a source of difficulty | one trouble after another delayed the job |
serious | 7 | appealing to the mind | a serious book |
nervous | 10 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
account | 11 | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered | send me an account of what I owe |
jealous | 14 | showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions |
journey | 17 | the act of traveling from one place to another | - |
younger | 11 | used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father | - |
obvious | 12 | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind | obvious errors |
touched | 13 | slightly insane | - |
courage | 10 | a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | - |
curious | 9 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | a curious hybrid accent |
council | 11 | a body serving in an administrative capacity | student council |
wounded | 12 | people who are wounded | they had to leave the wounded where they fell |
routine | 7 | a short performance that is part of a longer program | she had a catchy little routine |
counter | 9 | a return punch (especially by a boxer) | - |
various | 10 | distinctly dissimilar or unlike | animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth |
anxious | 14 | eagerly desirous | anxious to see the new show at the museum |
grounds | 9 | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief | - |
furious | 10 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a furious battle |
counsel | 9 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
pouring | 10 | flowing profusely | pouring flood waters |
colours | 9 | a flag that shows its nationality | - |
journal | 14 | a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred | - |
tourist | 7 | someone who travels for pleasure | - |
vicious | 12 | having the nature of vice | - |
housing | 11 | structures collectively in which people are housed | - |
shouted | 11 | in a vehement outcry | his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises |
hideous | 11 | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | a hideous scar |
bouquet | 18 | an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | - |
courses | 9 | - | - |
roughly | 14 | with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') | he was pushed roughly aside |
lookout | 11 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
courier | 9 | a person who carries a message | - |
bonjour | 16 | - | - |
drought | 12 | a prolonged shortage | when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought |
hideout | 11 | a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | - |
proudly | 13 | with pride; in a proud manner | he walked proudly into town |
founder | 11 | fail utterly; collapse | The project foundered |
doubled | 11 | twice as great or many | the dose is doubled |
saviour | 10 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
envious | 10 | showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | envious of their art collection |
aroused | 8 | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | - |
mounted | 10 | assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support | - |
harbour | 12 | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | - |
doubles | 10 | badminton played with two players on each side | - |
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8 letter words
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yourself | 14 | An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case. | you yourself shall see it |
thousand | 12 | denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units | - |
although | 15 | - | - |
mountain | 10 | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | - |
shouting | 12 | uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement | - |
gorgeous | 10 | dazzlingly beautiful | a gorgeous Victorian gown |
precious | 12 | obviously contrived to charm | an insufferably precious performance |
shoulder | 12 | a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road | the car pulled off onto the shoulder |
touching | 14 | the event of something coming in contact with the body | - |
counting | 11 | the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | the counting continued for several hours |
fabulous | 13 | extremely pleasing | a fabulous vacation |
generous | 9 | more than is usual or necessary | a generous portion |
previous | 13 | just preceding something else in time or order | the previous owner |
enormous | 10 | extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree | an enormous boulder |
coughing | 15 | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | - |
southern | 11 | from the south; used especially of wind | southern breezes |
announce | 10 | announce publicly or officially | - |
discount | 11 | an amount or percentage deducted | - |
trousers | 8 | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | he had a sharp crease in his trousers |
glorious | 9 | having great beauty and splendor | a glorious spring morning |
youngest | 12 | - | - |
troubled | 11 | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | these troubled areas |
pounding | 12 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | the pounding of feet on the hallway |
jealousy | 18 | a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) | - |
fourteen | 11 | being one more than thirteen | - |
fountain | 11 | an artificially produced flow of water | - |
courtesy | 13 | a courteous manner | - |
mourning | 11 | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | - |
souvenir | 11 | something of sentimental value | - |
profound | 14 | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | profound social changes |
compound | 15 | make more intense, stronger, or more marked | - |
countess | 10 | female equivalent of a count or earl | - |
gracious | 11 | characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects | - |
numerous | 10 | amounting to a large indefinite number | numerous times |
cautious | 10 | people who are fearful and cautious | - |
sounding | 10 | appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | fine-sounding phrases |
blackout | 16 | partial or total loss of memory | he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
thorough | 15 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a thorough nuisance |
bouncing | 13 | rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) | - |
surround | 9 | envelop completely | - |
virtuous | 11 | in a state of sexual virginity | - |
infamous | 13 | known widely and usually unfavorably | the infamous Benedict Arnold |
doughnut | 13 | a toroidal shape | - |
boundary | 14 | the greatest possible degree of something | - |
nauseous | 8 | causing or able to cause nausea | nauseous offal |
knockout | 18 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
resource | 10 | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | a man of resource |
founding | 13 | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | - |
coloured | 11 | favoring one person or side over another | - |
mouthful | 16 | a small amount eaten or drunk | - |
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9 letter words
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dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
obviously | 17 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | the answer is obviously wrong |
delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
mountains | 11 | - | - |
religious | 10 | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church | religious texts |
favourite | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
neighbour | 15 | live or be located as a neighbor | - |
encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
warehouse | 15 | a storehouse for goods and merchandise | - |
conscious | 13 | intentionally conceived | a conscious effort to speak more slowly |
scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
behaviour | 17 | (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation | - |
announced | 12 | declared publicly; made widely known | their announced intentions |
anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
marvelous | 14 | too improbable to admit of belief | - |
household | 16 | a social unit living together | It was a good Christian household |
encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
counselor | 11 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
hilarious | 12 | marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter | hilarious broad comedy |
moustache | 16 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | - |
righteous | 13 | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice | the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much |
pronounce | 13 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | She pronounces French words in a funny way |
ambitious | 13 | requiring full use of your abilities or resources | ambitious schedule |
courtroom | 13 | a room in which a lawcourt sits | television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
poisonous | 11 | having the qualities or effects of a poison | - |
countless | 11 | too numerous to be counted | countless hours |
courtyard | 15 | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | - |
troubling | 12 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a new and troubling thought |
housewife | 18 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
notorious | 9 | known widely and usually unfavorably | a notorious gangster |
bourgeois | 12 | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | a bourgeois mentality |
southeast | 12 | the southeastern region of the United States | - |
touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
penthouse | 14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building | - |
glamorous | 12 | having an air of allure, romance and excitement | glamorous movie stars |
boulevard | 15 | a wide street or thoroughfare | - |
southwest | 15 | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado | - |
ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
monstrous | 11 | shockingly brutal or cruel | no excess was too monstrous for them to commit |
delirious | 10 | marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion | a crowd of delirious baseball fans |
luxurious | 16 | displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs |
nervously | 15 | in an anxiously nervous manner | we watched the stock market nervously |
ingenious | 10 | showing inventiveness and skill | an ingenious solution to the problem |
obnoxious | 18 | causing disapproval or protest | - |
clubhouse | 16 | a building that is occupied by a social club | the clubhouse needed a new roof |
unanimous | 11 | in complete agreement | a unanimous decision |
paramount | 13 | having superior power and influence | - |
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10 letter words
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ridiculous | 13 | inspiring scornful pity | - |
background | 20 | understate the importance or quality of | - |
throughout | 17 | from first to last | - |
mysterious | 15 | of an obscure nature | the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms |
surrounded | 12 | confined on all sides | a camp surrounded by enemies |
suspicious | 14 | not as expected | suspicious behavior |
journalist | 17 | someone who keeps a diary or journal | - |
foundation | 14 | education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge | he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study |
tournament | 12 | a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | - |
tremendous | 13 | extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | - |
previously | 18 | at an earlier time or formerly | she had previously lived in Chicago |
accountant | 14 | someone who maintains and audits business accounts | - |
thoroughly | 20 | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | - |
playground | 17 | an area where many people go for recreation | - |
marvellous | 15 | too improbable to admit of belief | - |
encouraged | 14 | inspired with confidence | - |
courageous | 13 | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain |
thoughtful | 20 | acting with or showing thought and good sense | - |
contagious | 13 | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | - |
accounting | 15 | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance | they send me an accounting every month |
rendezvous | 23 | a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex | - |
journalism | 19 | newspapers and magazines collectively | - |
auspicious | 14 | auguring favorable circumstances and good luck | an auspicious beginning for the campaign |
greenhouse | 14 | a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | - |
counseling | 13 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
continuous | 12 | continuing in time or space without interruption | a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light |
courthouse | 15 | a building that houses judicial courts | - |
pronounced | 15 | strongly marked; easily noticeable | a pronounced flavor of cinnamon |
lighthouse | 17 | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | - |
miraculous | 14 | peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention | - |
victorious | 15 | experiencing triumph | - |
honourable | 15 | adhering to ethical and moral principles | - |
indigenous | 12 | originating where it is found | the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan |
announcing | 13 | - | - |
counsellor | 12 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
disastrous | 11 | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign |
prosperous | 14 | in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | a prosperous family |
camouflage | 18 | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | - |
profoundly | 19 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | - |
ultrasound | 11 | using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | - |
enormously | 15 | extremely | he was enormously popular |
infectious | 15 | caused by infection or capable of causing infection | - |
rebellious | 12 | discontented as toward authority | - |
whorehouse | 19 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
roundabout | 13 | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | - |
horrendous | 14 | causing fear or dread or terror | horrendous explosions shook the city |
nutritious | 10 | of or providing nourishment | - |
scandalous | 13 | giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | scandalous behavior |
councillor | 14 | a member of a council | - |
councilman | 16 | a man who is a council member | - |
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